Showing results for "First Contact" in Short Stories

In Skin Folk, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best spinning tales like "Precious", in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In "A Habit of Waste", a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later she's shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus.

Racconto vincitore del “Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire” 2003. Un portale TransUniverso gestito da un’intelligenza artificiale rappresenta l’ultima difesa contro l’invasione di Alusia da parte dell’agguerrito popolo degli arkosiani. Il destino del pianeta è legato alla capacità del governatore Josef Rekl di negoziare le condizioni di un’ardua convivenza con la misteriosa diplomatica arkosiana.

On a far-off colony, humans tower over the local species who grow the plants they need. Narr keeps the workers in line—someone has to. But when Narr learns just how short-lived their species is, the little alien embarks on a big mission: to find out why their people die and how to stop it. Stubborn and hopeful, Narr has a plan for the locals, for humans, and for the future.

It’s going to be so much fun! All of the kids in the neighborhood are playing a super fun game - Invasion!